For years the slug was the signature animal of this weekly journey through time. As of today my favorite non-human is the armadillo, in concession to global warming, as well as because the armored creature…

Katheleen Hufferd of Chanute died Friday, Jan. 20, 2017, at her home. Visitation is scheduled from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at Feuerborn Family Funeral Service in Iola. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.…

Margaret E. Hess, 78, Butler, Mo., passed away Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, at her home. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Butler. A Rosary will…

p.p1 {margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 10.5px; font: 9.5px ‘Nimrod MT’} The Allen County Multi-Agency Team is hosting a town hall meeting — “Learn the True Dangers Facing Youth Today” — Tuesday…

Brandon Callahan, 34, accused of murdering his mother, Lucretia, in their Iola home Tuesday, made his first appearance in court Friday. Magistrate Judge Tod Davis confirmed Callahan’s $1 million bond and scheduled a status hearing…

After a recent spate of vandalism at McKinley Elementary School, the district has installed multiple high-tech security cameras at strategic points around the kindergarten campus. On the first day of Thanksgiving break, McKinley principal Angie…

MORAN — Things are changing quickly at what used to be the old Klein Tools plan north of Moran. Sometime by early February, Elliott Protein & Oil’s newest apparatus, a state-of-the-art soybean extruder — an…

Allen Community College men’s basketball coach Andy Shaw was looking for his team to get its first signature win in conference play before the stretch-run of the season gets too far along. That statement victory…

LIBERAL Mo. — The Crest girls received an unkind draw in this week’s Tony Dubray Classic in Liberal, Mo.After falling to top-seeded Lockwood (Mo.) on Tuesday night, the Lancers were matched up with Galena in…

The Iola Ponies boys’ basketball teams met up with an old nemesis on Tuesday night in Iola when they did battle with Wellsville.The Eagles were able to continue their strong play against the Ponies this…